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MAR1STMO
(V507)
Month of first marriage or cohabitation
Codes and Frequencies
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Description
For women who had ever been married or lived with a man, MAR1STMO (V507) reports the month of their first marriage or (for most samples) unmarried cohabitation. The year of the woman's first marriage/union is reported in MAR1STYR (V508).
Comparability — Index
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Comparability
Along with universe differences, MAR1STMO (V507) has some variation in question wording across surveys. The majority of surveys ask the woman when she started living with her first husband/partner. Surveys that depart from this standard are noted below.
In the Ethiopian samples, month of first marriage is reported according to the Ethiopian calendar.
Comparability - Standard DHS
MAR1STMO (V507) is included across all phases of the standard DHS questionnaire.
Comparability — Bangladesh [top]
The 1997 Bangladesh survey asks only about the date of marriage. Cohabitation prior to marriage is not included in the date of marriage/union. The 1994, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, and 2014 Bangladesh surveys ask about the date of their first marriage or cohabitation. All Bangladesh samples are restricted to women who were formally married.
Comparability — Burkina Faso [top]
The Burkina Faso 1993 survey asks, "In what month and year did you consummate your first union?"
Comparability — Egypt [top]
The Egypt 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2008 surveys ask about the month and year when the woman "entered into a marriage contract." Cohabitation prior to marriage is not included in the date of marriage/union, and these samples are restricted to women who were formally married.
Comparability — Ethiopia [top]
All standard date variables in Ethiopia DHS samples are given in the Ethiopian calendar. The Ethiopian year consists of 365 days, divided into 12 months of 30 days and one month of 5 days (6 days in a leap year). According to the Gregorian calendar, the Ethiopian year begins September 11 and ends the following September 10. The 13th month of the Ethiopian calendar falls in September. It is only possible to convert dates given in the Ethiopian calendar to the Gregorian calendar when the exact date (day, month and year) is available. Otherwise, it is only possible to approximate to the month. In general, the Ethiopian calendar is 92 months behind the Gregorian calendar.
Although there are thirteen months in the Ethiopian calendar, MAR1STMO (V507) contains only values 1 to 12. Presumably, marriages that took place during the thirteenth month are given code 12.
Comparability — India [top]
The India 2005 survey only asks about the date of marriage. Cohabitation prior to marriage is not included in the date of marriage/union.
Comparability — Jordan [top]
The 1990, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2017 Jordan surveys ask about the month and year the respondent started living with her (first) husband or consummated their marriage.
Comparability — Morocco [top]
The 1987, 1992, and 2003 Moroccan surveys ask only about the date of marriage. Cohabitation prior to marriage is not included in the date of marriage/union.
Comparability — Pakistan [top]
The 1991, 2006, and 2012 Pakistan surveys ask only about the date of marriage. Cohabitation prior to marriage is not included in the date of marriage/union. The 2017 Pakistan asks the more standard, "In what month and year did you start living with your (first) husband?"
Comparability — Senegal [top]
The 1986, 1992, and 1997 Senegal questionnaires ask, "In what month and year did you consummate your union with your (first) husband/partner?" The 2005, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Senegal questionnaires ask the more standard, "In what month and year did you start to live with your (first) husband/partner?"
Comparability — South Africa [top]
Unlike most other surveys, the 2016 South Africa survey does not limit marriage or cohabitation to a relationship between a man and a woman; the 2016 South Africa questionnaire asks about the woman's "spouse/partner."
Comparability — Tunisia [top]
The 1988 Tunisia survey asks only about the date of marriage. Cohabitation prior to marriage is not included in the date of marriage/union.
Universe
- Angola 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Bangladesh 1994: Ever-married women age 10-49.
- Bangladesh 1997: Ever-married women age 10-49.
- Bangladesh 2000: Ever-married women age 10-49.
- Bangladesh 2004: Ever-married women age 10-49.
- Bangladesh 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 2011: Ever-married women age 12-49.
- Bangladesh 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Bangladesh 2018: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Benin 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Benin 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Benin 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Benin 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Benin 2017: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Burkina Faso 1993: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Burkina Faso 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married (with marriage consummated) or lived with a man.
- Burkina Faso 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Burkina Faso 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Burundi 1987: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Burundi 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Burundi 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Cameroon 1991: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Cameroon 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Cameroon 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Cameroon 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Cameroon 2018: Women age 15-64 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Central African Republic 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Chad 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Chad 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Chad 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Comoros 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married.
- Comoros 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Congo Brazzaville 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Congo Brazzaville 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1994: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Cote d'Ivoire 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married (with marriage consummated) or lived with a man.
- Cote d'Ivoire 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Egypt 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1992: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 1995: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2000: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2003: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2005: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2008: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Egypt 2014: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Eswatini (Swaziland) 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Ethiopia 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Ethiopia 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Gabon 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married.
- Gabon 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Gambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Gambia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Ghana 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Ghana 1993: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Ghana 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Ghana 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Ghana 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Ghana 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Guinea 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married (with marriage consummated) or lived with a man.
- Guinea 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Guinea 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Guinea 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- India 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married (with marriage consummated).
- India 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married (with marriage consummated).
- India 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married.
- Jordan 1990: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 1997: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2002: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2007: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2009: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Jordan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Kenya 1989: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Kenya 1993: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Kenya 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Kenya 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Kenya 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Kenya 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Lesotho 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Lesotho 2009: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Lesotho 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Liberia 1986: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Liberia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Liberia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Liberia 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Madagascar 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Madagascar 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Madagascar 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Madagascar 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Madagascar 2021: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Malawi 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Malawi 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Malawi 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Malawi 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Malawi 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Mali 1987: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Mali 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married (with marriage consummated) or lived with a man.
- Mali 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married (with marriage consummated) or lived with a man.
- Mali 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Mali 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Mali 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Morocco 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Morocco 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married.
- Morocco 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married.
- Mozambique 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Mozambique 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Mozambique 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Myanmar 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married.
- Namibia 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Namibia 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Namibia 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Namibia 2013: Women age 15-64 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Niger 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Niger 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Niger 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Niger 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Nigeria 1990: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Nigeria 1999: Women age 10-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Nigeria 2003: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Nigeria 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Nigeria 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Nigeria 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Pakistan 1991: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2006: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2012: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Pakistan 2017: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Rwanda 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Rwanda 2000: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Rwanda 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Rwanda 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Rwanda 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Rwanda 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Sao Tome 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married.
- Senegal 1986: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Senegal 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Senegal 1997: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Senegal 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Senegal 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Senegal 2012: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Senegal 2014: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Senegal 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Senegal 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Senegal 2017: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Sierra Leone 2008: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married.
- Sierra Leone 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Sierra Leone 2019: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- South Africa 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- South Africa 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a partner.
- Sri Lanka 1987: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Sudan 1989: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Tanzania 1991: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Tanzania 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Tanzania 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Tanzania 2004: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Tanzania 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Tanzania 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Togo 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Togo 1998: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Togo 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Tunisia 1988: Ever-married women age 15-49.
- Uganda 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Uganda 1995: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Uganda 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Uganda 2006: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Uganda 2011: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Uganda 2016: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Yemen 1991: Ever-married women age 15-54.
- Yemen 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married.
- Zambia 1992: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zambia 1996: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zambia 2001: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zambia 2007: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zambia 2013: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zambia 2018: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zimbabwe 1988: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zimbabwe 1994: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zimbabwe 1999: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zimbabwe 2005: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zimbabwe 2010: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
- Zimbabwe 2015: Women age 15-49 who have ever been married or lived with a man.
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